Valentine’s day is one of the most anticipated days in every calendar year, virtually everyone craves to love and be loved, and no better opportunity to express such deep affection than on this special occasion.
Perhaps, one can argue that there is no Valentine’s day without romance, and passion is built up in priceless moments spent in the most picturesque of places, where food, drinks, and music set the mood for memories that often last a lifetime.
If on this day you find yourself within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), then here are six super romantic places where you and your loved one can either further consolidate your love or maybe rekindle the flames of a relationship in dire need of tender stoking.
1. The Barlance
if you both share a thing for experimental cocktails and fine dining on a jazzy night, then The Barlance is your best bet for such delights.
Located along Shehu Shagari Way in the heart of Maitama, The Barlance offers you endless tropical drinks, cocktails, and fascinating mimosas that leave a sweet tingle in your soul.
Be sure to take advantage of the railway, an escape room with a great theatre experience that will further strengthen the bond between you and your loved one, even as you create one of the most magical nights together.
Don’t forget to take enough pictures, for you sure will have sublime moments to capture.
2. Blucabana Restaurant & Cafe
If you looking for an exotic thrill, then Blucabana is your best choice. This elegant restaurant and café offers world-class service in a serene location that is irresistible
A day at the Blucabana is a blend of the finest wines, the tastiest meals, and the peaceful atmosphere under which the sweetest of affection blooms. The stunning poolside adds great taste to the special delicacies and the eyes can feed while the soul is nourished.
3. Lomo Coffee
If you looking for a quiet night with a unique blend of Indian, Italian, and Chinese Cuisine, then spend valentine’s day at the Lomo Coffee.
Styled in a masterly architecture that fits a Library, bar, and restaurant all into one unique space that makes for a mesmerizing experience.
Located along Ebitu Ukiwe street in Jabi, Lomo Coffee boasts one of the most peaceful environments within AMAC and indeed around Abuja as a whole. After your tongue has been thrilled with delightful meals, special coffee, exceptional cocktails, and other other-worldly treats, you can read your loved one some pages of a poem book and serenade them, luring them into deeper conversations around the love you share.
4. Vanilla Restaurant & Lounge
Searching for the perfect restaurant for a romantic dinner date? Of course, you are. How about one located on a serene cul-de-sac? A restaurant that offers breathtaking views of Aso rock? Surely you can’t say no. This restaurant boasts of providing meals with the freshest and most natural ingredients. Whether or not that is true, you should probably find out. What we can tell you for free, however, is that the food served here is sumptuous.
Now that you know how the food tastes, you probably want to know how the environment is. Yes? That’s why we are here, isn’t it? Do like a serene environment? We hope you do, or else this isn’t your spot. But then, living in a busy place like Abuja, you should know how to appreciate serenity well.
So then, you know that this is a great place for a romantic dinner date. There is usually calm music playing in the background, which makes it make more sense as your chosen location. It is indeed a perfect spot to spend valentine’s day in Abuja if we’re being honest.
5. Tobix Recreational Park
What Tobix offers is a flora sensation for those who love greens and ever-ageless nature. This is a charming place to hold a picnic, basking in the warmth that only nature can afford.
Tobix garden avails you the relaxation you need with your spouse or lover, here you can play among the exotic trees, hold undistracted conversations in a world of your own, take in the graciousness of nature, and see life away from the bustle of daily living, no better day to experience this garden than on Vals Day.
At Tobix, there is enough room to play, find your inner child again and in that innocence let your love be refreshed.
6. Sketch Cafe & Restaurant
If you love the arts, if you love to create new worlds of dreams, and yearn to elevate your love language by adding some graphical elements to it this Valentine, then there is no better place for such fantasies than the Sketch Cafe and restaurant.
Imagine you and your lover dining in a 2D restaurant that boasts an array of sweet and savoury dishes. Detailed hand-painted drawings of varied images will lure you into the surreal and while you await your meal, you and your loved one can do some colour work even as you enjoy the best blend of food and art, a hospitality craft that would see you long for a repeat.